Filing appliance.



H; J. HIGK.

FILING APPLIANCE.

' APPLICATION FILED JULY 12,1909.

1,0061552. Patented 001211911.

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H J. HIGK.

FILING APPLIANCE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 12,1909.

1,006,552. v Patented 0011.24, 1911.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY J. HICK, OF ALLIANCE, OHIO, ASSIGNOB TO- THE MQCASKEY REGISTERCOMPANY, OF ALLIANCE, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF. OHIO.

FILING APPLIANCE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY J. Hlox, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Alliance, in the county ofStark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in and Relating to Filing Appliances, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a filing appliance.

The invention consists of a bill holder or a series of bill holders incombination with an index-carrying tray' having improved means forsupporting or holding the names ofthe persons or concerns represented byeach account in the filing appliance.

The invention further consists of an index-carrying tray and of improvedmeans for supporting thedesignating mark-carrying device opposite eachname indexed in the tray, whereby the location of any particular accountcan be readily ascertained.

The invention also consists of a tray provided with a series of inclinedsupports, each adapted to receive and sup ort a card or display device,and a series 0 indicating de-' vices of novel and improved construction,each of said indicating devices being arranged alongside of a support.

For the purpose of illustration, I have, in the accompanying drawings,shown and herein described one form of filing appliance embodying myinvention.

Figure 1 1s a side elevation of a filing appliance, embodying myinvention, parts thereof being shown in section. Fig. 2 is a plan viewof the index carrying tray. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of a portionof the tray. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view of thetray. Fig. 5 is a per spective view of an indicator carrying dc: v1ce.

In the drawings1 indicates a suitable housing or casing of any generalor special construction, but preferably adapted to support a filingappliance 2. The casing 1 preferably comprises a base or desk portion 1,having a drawer l", and a back or upright portion 1 within which iscontained the filing appliance 2. The filing appliance 2 is illustratedas comprising 'a series of slip holding leavesv 2, each of which carrieson one or both of its faces a series of slip holders 2".

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 24, 1911. 1909. Serial in. 507,185.

2 indicates an indicator or signal-carrying device carried by each ofthe slip holders 2". An indicator, such as a number, letter, orabbreviatiom'may be secured to each of the signal-carrying devices 2 inany well known manner.

It will be understood that the filing ap liance may be of any otherconstruction t at is adapted to hold slips of paper or records insystematic order.

4 indicates an index-carrying tray or support, preferably comprising aslide that is mounted upon suitable guides 1, 1, provided in the deskportion 1 of the housing 1 and immediately below a transparent top.

1 for the desk portion 1. The tray 4 1s preferably recessed, as shown at4 to receive an index frame 5. The frame 5 is formed with a series ofpockets 5, each of which has a substantially vertical front wall 5 and arearwardly and upwardly inclined wall 5. The frame 5 is preferablyformed from sheet metal, which is bent on transverse lines 5 to form thepockets 5, as best illustrated in Fig. 4:. Each of the pockets 5 isadapted to receive and support upon its inclined wall 5, a card ordisplay device 5, upon which may be displayed the name of the person orconcern represented by an account or slip holder in the filing appliance2. It will be seen, by forming the pockets 5 each with an inclined wall5, that the display cards 5 all face the eyes of the observer andcan'therefore be quickly read.

6 indicates a plate arranged to extend longitudinally along one side andfrom end to end of the series of pockets 5. The plate 6 is preferably ofU-shape in cross section so that the sides thereof will operate as endwalls for the pockets 5. The frame 5 and plate 6 are preferably rigidlyunited.

In order to provide for a large number of pockets 5, I preferablyarrange a plurality of series of pockets 5 side by side, as shown inFig. 2. The upper face of the plate 6 is adapted to have printed orpainted upon its surface, or otherwise support, a series of numerals,letters or abbreviations, one for each pocket 5*, which operate asindicators for the persons whose names are displayed thereon. In thepreferred form of the invention, however, I provide a series ofindicator-carrying devices 7, one for each pocket 5, that are adapted tobe removably secured to the plate 6. .Each of these devices 7 is beunderstood that the side members 7".

clamp the opposite sides of the plate 6 and arevthus remov'ably held inposition.

To those skilled or who become skilled in the art of making apparatus ofthe class described, many alterations in construction and widelydiffering embodiments and applications of my invention will suggestthemselves, without departing from the spirit and scope thereof. Mydisclosures and the description herein are purely illustrative and arenot intended to be in any sense limiting.

In one application of the invention, the cards for carrying the namesmay be inserted in pockets in alphabetical order, in which case theindicator adjacent to each pocket will designatewhere the correspondingslip holder for each of the names can be located. As another applicationof the invention, it may be adapted to the keeping of accounts inhotels. In this case the indicators, such as numbers, are arranged inchronological order, each number re resenting the number of a room orsuite 0 rooms. When a person registers at the hotel and is assigned to aroom, the card bearing his name is inserted in the pocket adjacent tothe number of the room assigned to that person. In this manner, theindex serves a double purpose, one, to indicate who is occupying anyparticular room or rooms,

as well as indicating which rooms are ocoupied and which rooms are notin use, and second, to indicate the number of the persons account in'thefiling appliance.

If desired, the'desk portion 1 of the housing 1 may be provided with twoindex-carrylng trays 4, one carrying the names of the personsrepresented by the accounts in I the filing appliance, in alphabeticalorder,

and the other tray having the indicators arranged in chronologicalorder.

What I claim is 1. An index for a filing app1iance, comprising a tray, aframe having a series of pockets mounted on the tray, each of whichpockets is provided with an upwardly and rearwardly inclined wall, andan indicatorcarrying plate extending longitudinally and from end to endof the said frame.

2. An index for a filing appliance, comprising a tray, a frame having aseries of pockets mounted on the tray, each of which pockets is providedwith an upwardly and rearwardly inclined wall, a plate extendinglongitudinally and from end to end of the said frame, and anindicator-carrying device carried by said plate and arranged adjacent toeach of the said pockets.

v 3. An index for a filing appliance, comprising a tray, a frame havinga series of pockets mounted in the tray, each of which pockets isprovided with an upwardly and rearwardly inclined wall, a plateextending longitudinally and from end to end of the said frame, the saidplate being U-shaped in cross section to form depending sides, and anindicator-carrying device carried by the said plate and arrangedadjacent to each. of the said pockets, the said device having sidemembers adapted to removably engage the depending sides of the plate.

4. An index frame for a filing appliance, formed from sheet metal andbent on transverse lines to form pockets, each having. a substantiallyvertical front wall and an up wardly and rearwardly inclined wall forsupporting a name display card, in combination with means for carrying aseries of indicators one for each of the said pockets.

5. An index for a filing appliance, com prising a tray, :1 frame havinga series of pockets, mounted on the tray, and a series of removablysupported indicator-carrying devices, one for each of the pockets,arranged along one side thereof.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

HARRY J. HICK. Witnesses:

JOHN D. CATHoN, F. O. URAN.

